Conflicting Factors in Korean Construction Industry

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The conflict problems encountered in the construction projects led to prolonged delays in implementation, interruptions and sometimes suspensions. Therefore, it is necessary to find out the critical factors giving birth to the construction conflicts. Review of literatures reveals that many researches have been carried out to identify causes of conflicts in different part of the world. Results of previous studies can reflect the general causes, however cannot be relied as the nature of construction project is unique and differs with the scope and location. So, the purpose of this study was to explore which of the conflicting factors are pertinent in Korean construction industry. Field survey was conducted using Likert scale to identify the conflicting factors. This paper has found out six construction conflicting factors pertinent in Korean context. These are: differing site condition, local people interruption, difference in change order evaluation, design errors, excessive contract quantities variation and double meaning of specifications. However, out of six construction problems, two factors i) differing site conditions and ii) local people interruption have been found as critical conflicting factors. So, this study does not support the notion of people causes conflict rather supports the notion of project factors cause conflicts in construction industry. The outcome of paper is believed to be beneficial to owner, contractor, project manager and other construction professionals who wish to see their project completed without having claims, counterclaims and disputes.

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